Personal Assistant - PER13569/HM

Pembrokeshire Direct Payments; Haverfordwest; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

Pembrokeshire Direct Payments is seeking a friendly Personal Assistant to support a Direct Payments client in Pembrokeshire with their care needs. The role involves assisting with daily living tasks, appointment support, and promoting independence.

You will work closely with the client to encourage decision-making, social engagement, and safeguarding, while maintaining a safe and supportive home environment.

Responsibilities

• Support the person with showering and dressing.
• Support with food shopping trips.
• Support to attend appointments.
• Maintain and develop independence for the employer.
• Enable the employer to interact socially in their community.
• Provide support to the employer whilst shopping and attending activities of interest.
• Support the employer to develop independent living skills.
• Provide companionship in the employer’s home, including conversation and social interaction.
• Ensure the employer’s safety at all times during working hours.
• Carry out any other reasonable tasks requested by the employer during working hours.
• Be mindful of safeguarding issues and feedback any concerns to the relevant authority.
• Be responsible for contacting the GP, Social Worker or Local Authority should the employer need medical assistance.

Job description

Reporting to: The Direct Payments Recipient (The Direct Payments Recipient is the employer and they hold all the employer’s responsibilities associated with this role. Pembrokeshire County Council supports them to fulfil their employer obligations).

Job Description:

A Direct Payments client in Pembrokeshire is looking to employ a Personal Assistant to support them with their care needs. This post is funded through the Direct Payments scheme, which aims to enable the client to manage their support and meet their care needs independently. The successful applicant should be friendly and supportive and be able to work flexibly to meet the care needs of the client. They should be able to support the client to make their own decisions around their care needs and encourage them to maintain their independence.

The main duties to be included within this role are:

• Support the person with managing showering & dressing.
• Support the person to undertake food shopping trips.
• Support the person to attend appointments.
• Supporting the employer to maintain and develop independence.
• Enabling the employer to interact socially in their community
• Providing support to the employer whilst shopping and attending activities of interest
• Supporting the employer to develop independent living skills
• To provide companionship in the employer’s home, including engaging in conversation with the employer and providing them with social interaction.
• Ensuring the employer’s safety at all times during your working hours.
• To carry out any other reasonable tasks that are requested by the employer during your working hours
• Be mindful of safeguarding issues, and feedback any concerns to the relevant authority
• Be responsible for contacting the GP, Social Worker or Local Authority should the employer need medical assistance